Radio France International call for pitches

A colleague at Radio France International needs stories! Both from the US and abroad. Spread the word!-mia

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As some of you may know, I am a producer/reporter for Radio France International's English language service. I am writing a call for pitches, as we are in the process of changing our news programming which will allow for (even require!) one or more 2.5 minute pieces from all over the world every day. (This is a change from our current format of mostly phone Q&As).

So we are calling on our networks of correspondents to start pitching stories, and we are looking for more… which is where you come in!

I realize most of you are based in the US, and while we are interested in that part of the world, we are particularly keen to find people in Latin America and in Asia. Africa, too, though as that is where the bulk of our listeners are, we have already developed a pretty good network of correspondents.

You would be paid about 120 euros for a 2.5 minute reported piece (on the ground, natural sound, etc) – we would like it to have some kind of news hook, though we're looking for all kinds of stores, not just news, but culture, economy, environment, etc. And repurposed pieces are fine.

We're also interested for voice reports and/or soundbites, if you are in a place where news is happening.